Description
Penelope’s Purple Passions is a story of the butterfly who innocently falls in love only to find out that love can be complicated, and that it changes and evolves just as she does. She is about to embark upon a life-changing journey—one of self-discovery, transformation, and evolution.
Once the butterfly accepts that everything is about growth and evolution, she views her journey differently. It’s as though someone has given her a new lens to see through, and now her vision is clear for her expectations of life, love, and self-worth. Then, there’s the ultimate realization that without the hardships and growing pains, she would not have been able to transform into the beautiful butterfly that she sees when she looks into the mirror.
gina campbell –
Get a cup of wine and snuggle up on your favorite chair or couch, turn down the lights and enjoy this wonderful journey of poems.. perfect night time reading before going to bed.A Must read!! Love, sadness, discovering, it’s a beautiful transformation of learning oneself.
Diana Levit –
The hardest thing one can ever do is to admit to being vulnerable. It gets even harder for a woman to publicly and openly talk about her desires and passions as there is always a possibility of being judged by others. For this very reason I strongly admire the boldness with which Penelope Chaisson opens her inner world and talks about the most intimate aspects of her life.Penelope’s Purple Passions is a compilation of beautifully phrased self-reflective mostly romantic poems. The author does not shy away from admitting to being submissive and vulnerable, and at the same time, she portrays a strong woman who knows exactly what she wants and is on her way to find it.I strongly admire that the poems, although containing a lot of metaphors, the author does not try to flex her intelligence and compose overly complicated poems, ‘only-the-true-poets-could-understand’. No, Chaisson’s poems are very personal and easy to relate to.The book allows its readers to escape the dull reality and dive into the passionate mind of its author. The poems are quite compact so one could enjoy it anywhere.It is a truly deep and fragile piece that definitely needs to have more recognition. Highly recommend.
Geline Richard –
Oh my goodness!!! This was such a great read. I didn’t know a collection of poems would have me feeling this way. Please be prepared to experience alot of different feelings. Also Please read when you have time because you won’t be able to put it down. I felt sad, experienced being in love, felt like a fool and then learned to love myself first. Definitely a must read for women.
gina campbell –
Get a cup of wine and snuggle up on your favorite chair or couch, turn down the lights and enjoy this wonderful journey of poems.. perfect night time reading before going to bed.A Must read!! Love, sadness, discovering, it’s a beautiful transformation of learning oneself.
Ane Sanchez –
Penelope’s Purple Passions: The Emergence of The Butterfly by author Penelope Chaisson is a book of the journey and stages of love and how it grows and changes. This short book tells, through poems, how a butterfly falls in love but learns that love is complicated. Through self-discovery, transformation and evolution she embarks on a journey to grow from the heartache. The butterfly has the ultimate realization and soon she realizes that the change and hardships are what made her become what she is now.Penelope’s poems are beautifully written and touch your very soul. The main topic of change and realization was something really interesting and spoke to me. These poems helped me to realize that the hardships that we face are what help us grow and change for the better. Chaisson’s words took me on a rollercoaster of emotions allowing me to connect with the butterfly in the poems. I enjoyed the rhyming scheme in the poems as they have a nice flow and are easy to read. This book is perfect for those who are feeling down and want to find themselves again. I highly recommend this short but compelling book of poems as you would surely read them more than once because they stay with you.
Susan Bi. –
Penelope’s Purple Passions is a book of poetry loaded with poems about love, which the poems focus on a butterfly who falls in love. While at first she thought love was easy, she then finds out it’s complicated and disappointing. She, thus, embarks upon a life-changing journey—one of self-discovery, transformation, and evolution. The butterfly finally understandsand accepts that life evolves and grows, and eventually we all do. Throughout the poems we see how she changes into the beautiful butterfly she believes she now is.After reading all the poems, plenty of different feelings awakened in my heart. Those feelings were not always related to love and I must say, I sometimes felt sadness and even pain at some points. Penelope Chaisson has been able to create a beautifully written book of poetry. Every poem resonated with me. I was able to identify with what the butterfly experiences along the poems and each and every event she undergoes may even associate with what sometimes happens to us in our lives. The poems are a short delightful that are easy to follow, which makes this book one that can even be read more than once. I look forward to reading more books from this author.
Kat R. –
If you’re looking for something to read during your commute to work, lunchbreak or when you have 5 minutes and you’re after something home-y yet emotive, Penelope’s Purple Passions is your book.This collection of poems will take you on a journey that will make you feel like you’re not alone in your hardships and obstacles courses that you’ve come across, and show you that there is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel. Metaphorically portrayed as a butterfly, this book seems to be based on someone’s (I assume the author’s but I could be wrong) own experiences and struggles. By personifying the writing, it allows the reader to resonate with it that much more. I was surprised finding myself being able to relate to a few of these poems as I don’t usually find much that is relatable for me.This is the type of book that I would recommend to friends time and time again – especially those closest to me that are struggling, or that I feel would really enjoy it. I also feel that the fact that Penelope has written this journey in a format of poems, makes it even more enticing and easy to read. It’s not heavy or too much on a page. It’s paced beautifully and something that you can easily pick up from where you left off last.5 out of 5 stars. So beautifully written. Thank you Penelope Chaisson for giving me that comfort in knowing I am not alone.
Geline Richard –
Oh my goodness!!! This was such a great read. I didn’t know a collection of poems would have me feeling this way. Please be prepared to experience alot of different feelings. Also Please read when you have time because you won’t be able to put it down. I felt sad, experienced being in love, felt like a fool and then learned to love myself first. Definitely a must read for women.
Kat R. –
If you’re looking for something to read during your commute to work, lunchbreak or when you have 5 minutes and you’re after something home-y yet emotive, Penelope’s Purple Passions is your book.This collection of poems will take you on a journey that will make you feel like you’re not alone in your hardships and obstacles courses that you’ve come across, and show you that there is definitely a light at the end of the tunnel. Metaphorically portrayed as a butterfly, this book seems to be based on someone’s (I assume the author’s but I could be wrong) own experiences and struggles. By personifying the writing, it allows the reader to resonate with it that much more. I was surprised finding myself being able to relate to a few of these poems as I don’t usually find much that is relatable for me.This is the type of book that I would recommend to friends time and time again – especially those closest to me that are struggling, or that I feel would really enjoy it. I also feel that the fact that Penelope has written this journey in a format of poems, makes it even more enticing and easy to read. It’s not heavy or too much on a page. It’s paced beautifully and something that you can easily pick up from where you left off last.5 out of 5 stars. So beautifully written. Thank you Penelope Chaisson for giving me that comfort in knowing I am not alone.
Liz –
Penelope’s Purple Passions: The Emergence of The Butterfly is a beautifully written book by author Penelope Chaisson. In this book we meet Penelope, a butterfly that goes through all the phases of love. But not everything is rosy, Penelope falls in love and discovers how hard love can be and how hurt she can get, but she also discovers that one can recover and learn from bad experiences. In her evolution, she leaves everything that made her suffer behind and looks to the future with hope.Chaisson’s writing is one to applaud as she has provided a book of gems. The details of the cover, the back cover and the poems are beautiful and the truth is that it is a pleasure to have such a thoughtful book in my hands. In each of the chapters, there is a new lesson not only for Penelope, but for all those women who are going through a similar situation. How many of us suffer for love and after that lack of love, how many of us take time to date again and rewrite our destiny? This book teaches us how to heal our wounds and love ourselves with our successes andimperfections. A story of self-discovery, self-love and self-improvement. A book that speaks directly to your heart and makes you rethink many things.I recommend it not only to women who feel that they are not happy or that they need a change in their life, but also to those who suffered or are suffering a heartbreak. Sometimes getting lost is the only way to find yourself…
Ane Sanchez –
Penelope’s Purple Passions: The Emergence of The Butterfly by author Penelope Chaisson is a book of the journey and stages of love and how it grows and changes. This short book tells, through poems, how a butterfly falls in love but learns that love is complicated. Through self-discovery, transformation and evolution she embarks on a journey to grow from the heartache. The butterfly has the ultimate realization and soon she realizes that the change and hardships are what made her become what she is now.Penelope’s poems are beautifully written and touch your very soul. The main topic of change and realization was something really interesting and spoke to me. These poems helped me to realize that the hardships that we face are what help us grow and change for the better. Chaisson’s words took me on a rollercoaster of emotions allowing me to connect with the butterfly in the poems. I enjoyed the rhyming scheme in the poems as they have a nice flow and are easy to read. This book is perfect for those who are feeling down and want to find themselves again. I highly recommend this short but compelling book of poems as you would surely read them more than once because they stay with you.
Conscientious –
Penelope’s Purple Passions: The Emergence of The Butterfly by Penelope Chaisson is an insightful collection of poems which will stir emotions in you and help you to love yourself. The poems follow a butterfly and her journey of falling in love, finding out that love is complicated, her transformation. The butterflies’ realization as she rises from her pain and transforms into a beauty is soulful and can be felt intimately by the readers. The poems progress through every emotion of being in love, blissful delight with a dash of romance, to disappointment and anger and lastly self-growth and love.I tend to find poems as a means of artful expression of one’s story and this is exactly how the author conveys her message. The coloration of the different stages of transformation with regards to the author’s experience of love is organic and heartfelt. Chaisson has a way to connect with her readers with her words and the rhythmic flow of harmony which evokes a strong emotional response. The freedom achieved through all the heartache is represented in the best of terms and it made me reflect on how strong a woman can be. Chaisson’s words encourage us to move forward and look ahead at the good things to come and progress in life with acceptance and emotional healing. This book has made me ponder on how one develops through crisis and how the dynamics changes with oneself through every relationship. The author has done excellent job in creating these poems which can be enjoyed by anyone who has ever fallen in love. I highly recommend this book to those who are looking for an inspiring and eye opening experience.
Diana Levit –
The hardest thing one can ever do is to admit to being vulnerable. It gets even harder for a woman to publicly and openly talk about her desires and passions as there is always a possibility of being judged by others. For this very reason I strongly admire the boldness with which Penelope Chaisson opens her inner world and talks about the most intimate aspects of her life.Penelope’s Purple Passions is a compilation of beautifully phrased self-reflective mostly romantic poems. The author does not shy away from admitting to being submissive and vulnerable, and at the same time, she portrays a strong woman who knows exactly what she wants and is on her way to find it.I strongly admire that the poems, although containing a lot of metaphors, the author does not try to flex her intelligence and compose overly complicated poems, ‘only-the-true-poets-could-understand’. No, Chaisson’s poems are very personal and easy to relate to.The book allows its readers to escape the dull reality and dive into the passionate mind of its author. The poems are quite compact so one could enjoy it anywhere.It is a truly deep and fragile piece that definitely needs to have more recognition. Highly recommend.
Liz –
Penelope’s Purple Passions: The Emergence of The Butterfly is a beautifully written book by author Penelope Chaisson. In this book we meet Penelope, a butterfly that goes through all the phases of love. But not everything is rosy, Penelope falls in love and discovers how hard love can be and how hurt she can get, but she also discovers that one can recover and learn from bad experiences. In her evolution, she leaves everything that made her suffer behind and looks to the future with hope.Chaisson’s writing is one to applaud as she has provided a book of gems. The details of the cover, the back cover and the poems are beautiful and the truth is that it is a pleasure to have such a thoughtful book in my hands. In each of the chapters, there is a new lesson not only for Penelope, but for all those women who are going through a similar situation. How many of us suffer for love and after that lack of love, how many of us take time to date again and rewrite our destiny? This book teaches us how to heal our wounds and love ourselves with our successes andimperfections. A story of self-discovery, self-love and self-improvement. A book that speaks directly to your heart and makes you rethink many things.I recommend it not only to women who feel that they are not happy or that they need a change in their life, but also to those who suffered or are suffering a heartbreak. Sometimes getting lost is the only way to find yourself…
Dan86 –
Penelope’s Purple Passions, written by author Penelope Chaisson, is a fascinating collection of poems that transmits a beautiful message of love and self-discovery. Depending on personal experience, where we may be positioned in life or the situations we might be living, we will choose one or another poem as our favorite. This is a compilation of poems that anyone will enjoy.Chaisson’s writing is fascinating and deep and reflects a profound experience and have a great ability of transmitting and expressing that experience. After much thought, I can say that my favorite poem is “Butterfly Wings” which appears as the final poem in this collection. I like how this specific poem explains that to be able to grow and evolve it is necessary to look inside ourselves and recognize the beauty and love we all hold inside. I plan on sharing these poems with my partner and my friends. I have the feeling that it would be great to read this outloud and comment and discuss the emotions and feelings it arises.Poetry is the perfect form of expressing love and sensitivity and here that goal is achieved in a wonderful way. I highly recommend this beautiful book of poems to everyone.
Susan Bi. –
Penelope’s Purple Passions is a book of poetry loaded with poems about love, which the poems focus on a butterfly who falls in love. While at first she thought love was easy, she then finds out it’s complicated and disappointing. She, thus, embarks upon a life-changing journey—one of self-discovery, transformation, and evolution. The butterfly finally understandsand accepts that life evolves and grows, and eventually we all do. Throughout the poems we see how she changes into the beautiful butterfly she believes she now is.After reading all the poems, plenty of different feelings awakened in my heart. Those feelings were not always related to love and I must say, I sometimes felt sadness and even pain at some points. Penelope Chaisson has been able to create a beautifully written book of poetry. Every poem resonated with me. I was able to identify with what the butterfly experiences along the poems and each and every event she undergoes may even associate with what sometimes happens to us in our lives. The poems are a short delightful that are easy to follow, which makes this book one that can even be read more than once. I look forward to reading more books from this author.
Conscientious –
Penelope’s Purple Passions: The Emergence of The Butterfly by Penelope Chaisson is an insightful collection of poems which will stir emotions in you and help you to love yourself. The poems follow a butterfly and her journey of falling in love, finding out that love is complicated, her transformation. The butterflies’ realization as she rises from her pain and transforms into a beauty is soulful and can be felt intimately by the readers. The poems progress through every emotion of being in love, blissful delight with a dash of romance, to disappointment and anger and lastly self-growth and love.I tend to find poems as a means of artful expression of one’s story and this is exactly how the author conveys her message. The coloration of the different stages of transformation with regards to the author’s experience of love is organic and heartfelt. Chaisson has a way to connect with her readers with her words and the rhythmic flow of harmony which evokes a strong emotional response. The freedom achieved through all the heartache is represented in the best of terms and it made me reflect on how strong a woman can be. Chaisson’s words encourage us to move forward and look ahead at the good things to come and progress in life with acceptance and emotional healing. This book has made me ponder on how one develops through crisis and how the dynamics changes with oneself through every relationship. The author has done excellent job in creating these poems which can be enjoyed by anyone who has ever fallen in love. I highly recommend this book to those who are looking for an inspiring and eye opening experience.
Nela –
The beautiful and colorful cover of the book caught my attention at first glance. Since I was young, I have always liked the purple color, as it reflects creativity, wisdom, mystery, independence, and magic. I feel this is fitting to the message in this book. Penelope’s Purple Passions: The Emergence of The Butterfly by author Penelope Chaisson is an emotional and inspiring read which delivers a powerful message through poems. This is the story of a butterfly who falls in and out of love and her life-changing journey told through poems.Through poems and reflection, the book delves into love, heartbreak, self-discovery and finding your self-worth. From the innocence of the first moments, through passion and deception, until the acceptance of the end, this goes through the different stages of relationship including transformation. My favorite part of these poems is the ability of the butterfly to recognize her worth and to love herself.Author Penelope Chaisson’s writing is easy thought provoking and emotionally gripping. The poems flow smoothly and are lovely to read. The poems are easy to relate too as we’ve all had experience being in a relationship, breakup and learning to love yourself. Chaisson does an excellent job of getting the reader to reflect on their past and contemplate their future.Penelope’s Purple Passions is highly recommended, especially for women, as a spiritual journey to seek self-worth and wisdom about the real nature of love. From the lovely book cover to the emotional journey, this book has surpassed my expectations.
Nela –
The beautiful and colorful cover of the book caught my attention at first glance. Since I was young, I have always liked the purple color, as it reflects creativity, wisdom, mystery, independence, and magic. I feel this is fitting to the message in this book. Penelope’s Purple Passions: The Emergence of The Butterfly by author Penelope Chaisson is an emotional and inspiring read which delivers a powerful message through poems. This is the story of a butterfly who falls in and out of love and her life-changing journey told through poems.Through poems and reflection, the book delves into love, heartbreak, self-discovery and finding your self-worth. From the innocence of the first moments, through passion and deception, until the acceptance of the end, this goes through the different stages of relationship including transformation. My favorite part of these poems is the ability of the butterfly to recognize her worth and to love herself.Author Penelope Chaisson’s writing is easy thought provoking and emotionally gripping. The poems flow smoothly and are lovely to read. The poems are easy to relate too as we’ve all had experience being in a relationship, breakup and learning to love yourself. Chaisson does an excellent job of getting the reader to reflect on their past and contemplate their future.Penelope’s Purple Passions is highly recommended, especially for women, as a spiritual journey to seek self-worth and wisdom about the real nature of love. From the lovely book cover to the emotional journey, this book has surpassed my expectations.
Dan86 –
Penelope’s Purple Passions, written by author Penelope Chaisson, is a fascinating collection of poems that transmits a beautiful message of love and self-discovery. Depending on personal experience, where we may be positioned in life or the situations we might be living, we will choose one or another poem as our favorite. This is a compilation of poems that anyone will enjoy.Chaisson’s writing is fascinating and deep and reflects a profound experience and have a great ability of transmitting and expressing that experience. After much thought, I can say that my favorite poem is “Butterfly Wings” which appears as the final poem in this collection. I like how this specific poem explains that to be able to grow and evolve it is necessary to look inside ourselves and recognize the beauty and love we all hold inside. I plan on sharing these poems with my partner and my friends. I have the feeling that it would be great to read this outloud and comment and discuss the emotions and feelings it arises.Poetry is the perfect form of expressing love and sensitivity and here that goal is achieved in a wonderful way. I highly recommend this beautiful book of poems to everyone.
Fernand Aveline –
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